Grade 5

Students would benefit from daily academics. You can create a schedule that will work best for your family. Try to incorporate reading, writing, creativity and movement each day. The classroom teacher will be reaching out to students to share the expectations for the week. Here is an example of a daily schedule for May 18 - 22.

Math

Your classroom teacher will let you know which two assignments you should complete and turn in.

Listen to/Read “Where I Live” on myngconnect through the comprehension coach.

Explain the differences between the main character Elena and her friend Ricky. How do they treat the environment differently? Who do you think acts correctly and why?

Here are some sentence frames to help you write your answer. You can use all of them or change them.

In the story, Where I live, but Gary Soto, the main character, Elena can be described as ____________and her friend Ricky can be described as _______________.

I think that Elena feels ____________ and Ricky feels _______________about the environment.

Elena and Ricky are different because__________________________________.

Elena shows she is ___________________________by __________________________.

Ricky shows he is ________________________by______________________________.

At the end of the story, Elena and Ricky are alike because _________________________.

I agree with _______________________ thinking because ________________________.

Learning Activity:

Reread pages 510-511 in the story Where I Live on myngconnect through the comprehension coach. Identify the three similes on these pages. Pick one to explain. Make a google slide or fold a piece of blank paper in half . On one side, right the simile you chose and draw a picture of what it would look like if the simile were actually happening. On the other side, draw a picture and write what the simile actually means. See this slide for an example.

Movement/Physical Education

At least 30 minutes of movement each day (see ideas below)

Movement/Physical Education Choices:

“UNO” Fitness! Use these instructions to make Uno cards into a fun workout:

Yellow - Jumping Jacks

Green -Toe Raises

Red - 20 second planks

Blue -push ups

Action cards -10 of your choice

Play rock-paper-scissors with someone in your family. If you win, take a victory lap around the inside or outside of your house. If you lose, do a wall sit while you wait for them to finish their victory lap.. (wall sit - using the wall like the back of a chair, bend legs so you look like you are sitting on a chair) Together you can come up with other exercises to do when you win or lose for a change of pace. What exercise ideas can you come up with?

Science

Science Choices - See Activity below

Play the interactive game, “City Farm.” Players learn about sustainable practices by growing crops, protecting them against unforeseen problems, and determining how best to conserve resources in this interactive game from WGBH. You can add this assignment to your Google Classroom from the site!

Social Studies

Social Studies Choices - See Activity below

Watch Harriet Tubman: Abolition Activist and use this graphic organizer to take notes. Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a so-called “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, leading or assisting more than 300 enslaved people to freedom, despite great personal risk. After aiding the Union Army as a spy during the Civil War, she continued a life of service, dedicated to formerly enslaved people. You will become familiar with the remarkable bravery and extraordinary accomplishments of the “Moses of her people,” Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman took many huge risks before and during the Civil War; she also helped large numbers of people. Create a Venn Diagram, poster, or graphic organizer comparing Harriet Tubman to a contemporary woman who has taken risks and helped many people.

Art

Do one activity (see ideas below)

Art Choices:

Draw a still life. Set up 3-5 of your favorite things in an interesting arrangement and draw them.

Create a positive and negative space drawing. Find an interesting flat object, like scissors, and trace them multiple times onto your paper. You can overlap your tracing. Then, fill the negative space (any space that is not your object) with a pattern of your choice.